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...Iraqi government is that this suspicion of Iran is not simply a fantasy of radical Sunni insurgents. It is a very real fear of Sunni former insurgents currently cooperating in the fight against al-Qaeda. Former insurgent leaders routinely scorn the Iraqi government's intentions, casting it as a pawn of the Iranians. So, as the Iraqi government strives to reduce violence by improving its relationship with Iran, it may be setting the stage for continued conflict with disaffected Sunnis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ominous Rise in Baghdad Bombings | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...Demonstrator Jim Rizoli said that he believed Caldéron “thinks he can pawn all the people of his country” on America while Americans pay for their health care and schooling...

Author: By Mark D. Hoadley and Josh M. Zagorsky, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Calderón Visit Sparks Protests | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...HAVEN, Conn.—Students glimpse it briefly: the cracked sidewalks and Family Dollar, the mural advertising the pawn shop that accepts gold, electronics—what it takes to make it from one week to the next...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Learning To Live by Harvard’s Rules | 11/28/2007 | See Source »

...fate. He openly admires Faulkner's novels, and the grotesque absurdities in Yu's fiction wouldn't feel out of place in Faulkner's degenerate American South: a teen tries to rape a woman in her 70s to see what it's like, a man tries to pawn his dead father's frozen body, a drunkard drowns in a cesspit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sob Story | 11/22/2007 | See Source »

...leggy, chesty girls, and is clearly in his element in the music video-like setting. Likewise, Mandy Moore is apt at playing the marginal role of the rich girl who is spoiled by her politician father, while Seann William Scott slips seamlessly into the role of the confused pawn. The special effects don’t go overboard, and the film has an excellent soundtrack, but it never develops any real moments of emotion. Granted, Kelly may be attempting to parody the surrealist tradition and even the frightening idea of an apocalypse, but the film lacks real depth, even...

Author: By Jenny J. Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Southland Tales | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

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